document.write( "Question 835660: The perimeter of an equilateral triangle is 24 . Find the length of the Altitude in radical form . \n" ); document.write( "

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Equilateral triangles have equal length sides.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3s=24\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"s=8\"$
\n" ); document.write( "One side and half of a side form a right triangle with the altitude being the unknown side.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%288%2F2%29%5E2%2BA%5E2=8%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"16%2BA%5E2=64\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"A%5E2=48\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"A=sqrt%2848%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"A=4%2Asqrt%283%29\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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